Dracula at Bran Castle, Bran – Romania

I was forewarned that Bran Castle is not the romantic gothic masterpiece that Bram Stoker’s Dracula would have you imagine. Even so it felt wrong to be in this part of Transylvania and not go. I have to see these things for myself.

The castle is a modest affair compared to most castles I have visited in Europe, and the white washed interior walls make it feel more like a Spanish holiday villa. If it wasn’t for Vlad the Impaler it would be just another old mansion that you see scattered around Europe.

Still, if you are in Brasov (one of the more agreeable cities in Eastern Europe), then it is worth making a day trip here and to the nearby Rasnov Citadel.